| ![Show Contents]() Tallon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Atlantic Ocean to the north and west and the English Channel to the south borders Cornwall, the homeland to the Tallon family name. Even though the usage of surnames was common during the Middle Ages, all English people were known only by a single name in early times. The manner in which hereditary surnames arose is interesting. Local surnames are derived from where the original bearer lived, was born, or held land. The Tallon family originally lived in the parish of Talland in the county of Cornwall. 1 2 Early Origins of the Tallon familyThe surname Tallon was first found in East Cornwall at Talland, a parish, in the union of Liskeard, hundred of West. 3 Early History of the Tallon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tallon research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1160, 1180, 1619, 1642, 1663, 1685 and 1708 are included under the topic Early Tallon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tallon Spelling VariationsCornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Tallent, Talent, Tallen, Tallon, Tallant, Talant and others. Early Notables of the Tallon familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Francis Tallents (1619-1708), non-conforming English Presbyterian clergyman from North Wingfield, Derbyshire, who was under suspicion after Monmouth's rebellion in 1685, having to lodge...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tallon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tallon RankingIn France, the name Tallon is the 5,651st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Tallon family to Ireland
Some of the Tallon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Tallon migration to the United States | + |
The records on immigrants and ships' passengers show a number of people bearing the name Tallon:
Tallon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Tallon, moved to Allegheny County in 1843
- Henry Tallon, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1843 5
- Margaret Tallon, aged 28, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 5
- Margaret Tallon, who sailed to New York in 1893
- Annie Tallon, aged 22, who settled in America from Drogheda, in 1894
Tallon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Emily Tallon, aged 41, who landed in America from Derby, in 1903
- Flora Iona Mc Donald Tallon, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States from Windermere, in 1905
- Charles Tallon, aged 42, who immigrated to the United States from Longton, England, in 1910
- Elizabeth Tallon, aged 36, who landed in America from Dublin, Ireland, in 1914
- Florence Tallon, aged 19, who settled in America from London, England, in 1914
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Tallon migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Tallon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Antoine Tallon, who landed in Acadia in 1685
Tallon Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- James Augustine Tallon, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1829
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tallon (post 1700) | + |
- Robert Mooneyhan "Robin" Tallon (b. 1946), American politician from South Carolina
- James R. Tallon (b. 1941), American politician
- Robert Mooneyhan Tallon Jr. (b. 1946), American Democratic Party politician, Member of South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1980-82; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1983-93 6
- Neil P. Tallon, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1998, 2000 6
- William John Stephenson Tallon RVM (1935-2007), Royal steward
- Liam Tallon, Australian rugby league player
- Gary Tallon (b. 1973), Irish footballer
- Don Tallon (1916-1984), Australian cricketer
- Dale Tallon (b. 1950), Canadian NHL hockey defenceman
- Brendan Tallon, Irish footballer
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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